Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-04-09

good terms with basmarck's wife, and that Is
the reason ! had Arensdorf buy it for me.
1t was a few days before Bismarck's wife went
away that l bought the house. | have q bill
OF sale. ] paid of some liens on the house
one lien to the McCulloch Il Edwards Lumber
company for $40. Then $40 was due Mr..
Dean for rent for the ground ON which the
house stood.
DISCRIMINATION by the state:
l am . cooper. My shop is corner Of Four
teenth and Myrtle streets. Bismarck's house
is thirty feet from mine. / own my lot and
house. | rent out the house that ] bought
from Bismarck's wife. / paid Dean $40 or SIS
back ground rent. Paid the back lumber bill,
which was $40. Gave the $3.50 to John Arens-
dorf or Monday, the day before Bismarck's
wife went away. The money was paper and
gold. Arensdorf told me Sunday morning
that he had bought the house. He came To
me about Z or s O'Clock In the morning. That
was the first time he told me lie could get the
house. Gave him the money Monday NOR
ming. Know Mr.. Dean. At tie time ! paid
Dean told him | had bought the house for u
man down town, and refused to tell him the
name. Refused because ] was afraid / might
get into trouble. Can't say whether Dean
asked me twice and J refused o give the name
of the man | got the house OF. Don't know
when ] irst told anybody about 1t. Can't re-
member when | first told Of buying the house
through Arensdorf. Don't kno whether 1t
was within one or six months, or year.
Don't know IL 1t was = month ago. Told MIR.
Richardson about four months ago
REORGANIZATION by defense: j had heard
that Bismarck's house was for sale, before
Arensdsrf bought it for me.
JOHN MARTIN.
l live in Sioux City and / have known Lea.
witt since he came To " | talked with him
the day before August 3. Leavitt said
'These fellows have no nerve. They ought
to do up the preacher. You watch me and l
will do him up."
Crossexamination by state: Am running a
club room called the Rcd Light"
q. Do you keep a gambling house!
The witness refused TO answer on the
ground that is would incrIminate himself.
Witness, continuing: Before Ike, ping the
Red Light, did business over Jimmy JuDk's
saloon.
Z. Did you keep a gambling house therei
Witness refused to answer on the ground
that 1t would incriminate himself.
WILLIAM SCOTT,
Sworn: Havelived in Sioux City three years,
Know Arensdorf. Do not know Barnes. |
was a waiter In the Shepherd restaurant in
August last. Was there the 30 of August.
Aren sdorf was IN the restaurant that evening
and | waited on him. / left there at 10:t5.
Arensdorf was there when / left. Do not
know the man that was with him.. They had
been there about one half hour when | left.
Worked in the restaurant from 10 In the
morning until 10 At night. Turned their
ticket over to the waiter that followed me be-
cause | did not want to remain to settle with
them.
.. ". SCHMIDT.
Sworn: Came to Sioux City in June, 1885.
Boarded at the Washington house. Now
board at the Columbia house. Was a harness
maker at Humbert's until January last.
Worked there the afternoon before the muir
der. Boarded At the Columbia house in Aug
ust. Occupied an upstairs room in the
southeast part Of the building. / was out In
town the night OF the Sd. ! returned to my
room 20 minutes after 10. was in the bar
room until 10 :05, then ! went to my room,
No. IL. After going to my room | opened
the window. 1t faced Water street. The bed
was next TO the window, the head Of 1t being
to the south. | could see from the window
the cross-walk from the Columbia house
Tn IlInnftos nnrnnr heard a
shot fired ten or fifteen minutes after ! had
laid Town on the bed. | was looking out OF
the window north. ! saw four persons; two
we're close together; did not notice any near
the fence; the two close together were near
the middle OF Water street; they were not
over four feet apart; / saw the man that
fred the shot; he was north aud a little In
the rear Of the man that was shot; the man
that tired the shot had on'a light straw hat,
light pants and a rubber coat; the man that
did the shooting ran across Fourth street
north and up Water street (here the hat
found in Ryau'S yard was exhibited. 1t was
q dark straw hat with light spots on it. A
portion of the rim was gone. On a dark
night the hst would have seemed almost
Dlack.) Inc WlJHesS COullnueu, hllcr seeing
the nat: The hat the man wore who did the
shooting looked brighter and newer
than that; ! am well acquainted
with Arensdorf by sight. Am positive that
the man who fred the shot was not John Ar
ensdorf; am acquainted with Leavitt by sight,
In my judgment, Leayitt is the man that fired
the fatal shot. An electric light was burning
brightly acroes Fourth street, east OF the cor
ner of Water. The two men referred TO were
between me and the electric light. The gas
lamp at the corner of the Columbia house wa:
burning. Was not before the coroner's jury
Some time In November was subpnnsed Ly
Marsal Stanley and taken before justice Foley.
ATTORNEY Marsh was present. They asked me
to make q statement. | refused to do so. They
fined me $40 ard committed me TO jail where
/ remained . few hours. When ] got out ]
went to T. P. Murphy's ofics. Foley was sent
for. They asked me to make a statement. j
did so, bat ] only answered such questions a,
they asked me. Was sworn before l made the
statement. I signed it. They did not call
me before the grand jury. The statement was
made while the grand jury was In session.
Don't know what became Of tho statement